Carnatic - Lyrics - Transliteration Scheme

SANSKRIT ALPHABET

Vowels

a A i I u U R. R_ Lr E ai O au M :

• Don't confuse Lr with the L of Dravidian languages.
• Note the "." in R. e.g. R.Shi

Consonants

ka kha ga gha .na (e.g. sha.nkara)

ca cha ja jha ~na  (e.g. pa~ncamam)

Ta Tha Da Dha Na

ta tha da dha na

pa pha ba bha ma

ya ra la va/wa sha Sha sa ha

DRAVIDIAN EXTENSIONS

Vowels

   e (shortened E) 
   o (shortened O)

Consonants

   L (retroflex; occurs in marAThi also)
   R (retroflex)
   ú (shortened u of tamizh)
   zh (the peculiar sound in tamizh and malayALam; e.g. pazham )